Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-01-27
IOWA NEWS NOTES.

uioIiissSu Wy ZIG sourt ior WANT OF prose-
cution.
Senator Young and Messrs. Pusey and
Baldwin. of the Bluffs, and Col. Tam, are
organizing an insurance company.
Thomas Bright, miner, was killed at
Colfax Jan. %. by falling slate He and
VIM. Robinson were working together in
room when the accident occurred. Mr..
Robinson was seriously injured
A toboggan club of 30 members has
been formed at Cedar Rapids. They will
build slide 40 feet high and 160 feet
stretch
In the district court at Iowa City the
Burlington. Cedar Rapids & Northern
railway compromised the Mcclure suit
for damages for injuries in coupling cars
1t will pay 1900.
The grand jury at Sioux City adjourned
January 81, after returning so ar more
indictments, principally against saloon
men.
Mrs. Margaret Davis, who was buried
at Coal Valley, Scott county, Jan. 81,
passed her 102nd birthday June 10. She
lost her sight five years ago, but her
hearing and intellect were sound.
Matt Holtzbour, an employee at the tow
mill at Algona, had his right arm caught
in the machinery, tearing off the arm
near the elbow.
The Western Union Telegraph Co. Jan.
21, paid into the State treasury the sum
of SO, 1853. 49, this being the amount of
taxes paid the State by the company on
its property in Iowa.
The boiler of the Touring mill at
Dexter exploded on the morning of
Jan. 81, tearing to pieces the boiler room
and killing the owner of the mill, W. r..
Maulsby. Buildings within the range of
a block are more or less shattered by the
explosion. The boiler was blown $50
yards and was only checked by the rail.
road embankment
Mr.. A. e. Palmer. of the Junior class,
will represent Iowa College at the State
contest at Des Moines, Feb. 3. The del
egates to the convention are Miss Marion
Stacy and l. S. Watson, both of the SEN
ior class.
G%'frieG Schmidt. al ai!ing and poverty
stricken OLD man at Dubuque committed
suicide by throwing himself into a
well. He left his wooden shoes on the
edge, and the finding of them led to the
discovery of his dead body at the bottom
of the well. He leaves wife and several
children.
Steps are being taken to organize a
company with capital of 500, 900 to
build packing house by Clinton and
Lyons capitalists Clinton is admirably
situated for such an enterprise.
A new Presbyterian church was re-
Gently dedicated at What Cheer. 1t cost
about $4,000.
The State Horticultural society met at
Charles City Jan, Goth. Interesting papers
were read on forestry and the discussion
showed that it was q subject of vital i'm
portance to the northwest. In the evening
the following officers were elected Presi-
dent, G. G. Patten; President.
Eugene Secor; Secretary, Geo, Van
Houten; Treasurer, w. Strosm. After
some delightful music by the ladies and
gentlemen of Charles City. both vocal
and instrumental. Mrs. Rand read a
most interesting paper on Our Friends,
the Garden Vegetables The show of
apples was good, but n"slly from the
southwest part of the State.
The bank Of Fayette has changed own,
ers. A local company bought out the in.
terest of S. B. Zeizler, of West Union.
The transfer will take place Feb. 1.
The American Poland China record as
ISOLATION, the Farmers Mutual Life Ins
Co, the Rio Grande Mining Co. and the
Tornado Mutual Co. met in convention
at Cedar Rapids, Jan. 10.
The articles of incorporation of the
Union Investment Co., of Cedar Rapids,
have been filed with the Secretary of
State. Capital stock, 100000. Board
IF Directors; Benton Silloway, j. FL.
Lansbey, j. L. Wilson. Geo. W. Wilson
and w. d. Broston.
A special of Iowa Goth says: that Ed.
ward Lynn. of Nashville, Iowa, was
struck by pitman on the steamer TEN
pest on the lower river and killed
The Senate has confirmed the following
Iowa post masters: G. G, Scrimgeor,
Belle PLANE; S. L. Harvey, Centerville;
NJ, V. Motto. Odebolt; F. A. Peck, Hum
boldt; d. r. Phelps, Sanborn, M. Briggs,
Dodgeville.
Reports received at the office Of the
state inspector from foity-two mines in
district No 2, comprising the northeast
ern part of the state, show total output
for 1885 of 1,172, 400 tons.
The contract for building the extension
of the Diagonal road from Des Moines to
the Missouri state line has been awarded
to Shepard, Winston & Co., of St. Paul,
and work will commence in few days.
or as soon as the contractors can get Their
force Of men and teams upon the grondu.
The Dubuque police have been uniform.
ID.
Fort Madison is promised three miles of
able railway.
The scarcity Of water in Henry county
Is much greater than has ever before been
known. Farmers living in the prairie
townships have been compelled to drive
their stock six and eight miles for water.
The state oratorical contest will be held
IN Des Moines Feb. Q. At this contest
the orator receiving first honor represents
his state in the interstate contest to be
leld at Bloomington, ILL.,, on the 9th of
Nay.
r. j. Miller, young attorney of Mason
City, has recently found fine forty acres
of government land just mile and half
west of Swalesdale. Polk county. 1t is a
piece that was overlooked when all the
rest Of the land of the county was entered
years ago. Mr. Miller has filed on the
claim under the timber culture laws
Frank Callahan. an employee Of the
c., B. & @. in the yards at Charlton, was
run over by the switch engine recently
and both legs cut of. 1t is doubtful if he
will survive,